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Braamfontein

  • Clara Goad - The Story Behind One of the Earliest Graves in Braamfontein Cemetery
  • Re-imagining the Planetarium as the Wits Anglo American Digital Dome
  • Mystery of Braamfontein's arched grave solved!
  • The reinterment of the remains of the first (and last) Consul General of the Ottoman Empire posted to South Africa
  • Solving the Mystery Behind "Grannie's Grave" in Braamfontein Cemetery
  • The Story Behind the 1922 Rand Revolt Centenary Stone
  • Student in Trouble - Protesting against Apartheid in the 1950s
  • Two cemetery buildings illegally demolished
  • Much More than a Mafia: Mavericks, Mentors, and Medical Maestros. The considerable contribution of St John’s College to Medicine
  • The mystery of the goat-horned Ndebele ‘doll’ at the Wits Art Museum (WAM)
  • Radar at Wits: South Africa’s development of radar within three months in World War II
  • Attempted Assassination at Rand Show
  • Wits has not destroyed the old showground of Milner Park
  • Old, New and Newest in Braamfontein
  • Blue plaques unveiled on historic Solomon Street workers compounds
  • The search for Enoch Sontonga
  • The Poster Age, 1968-1972 - Plastering the Campus red and blue and black
  • In conversation with Jan van Wijk - The refurbishment of the Rembrandt Gallery, Wits University
  • The Johannesburg Way of Death - The History of the Johannesburg Crematorium
  • Wits Art Museum waits, excitedly

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From our Archive

  • A short history of the whaling industry in South Africa
  • Finding the missing link in the Gold Fields Collection
  • Sir John Coode - International Harbour Master
  • Following in Burchell's tracks
  • Life as a POW - May 1941-45 (Epilogue)
  • The Nunnery at Wits - Created in a Weekend and Still Going Strong
  • A few photographs of Johannesburg at the turn of the 20th century
  • Early photo evidence brings closure following tragic death at sea
  • Head of Heritage to Bow Out, Leaving a Joburg Legacy
  • Heritage Lobby applauds Public Works!
  • Home Straight for Massive ANC Archives Digitization Project
  • Johannesburg's Early Markets
  • Two gum trees, firemen and horse races
  • The Management and Conservation of Heritage Objects housed in State Departments or Supported bodies
  • How Fort Mistake got its name

From the Directory

  • Roger Stewart Antiquarian
  • Joint Plans Committee (JPC)
  • Hugh Fraser - Guided Tours
  • StudioJoy + Architects and Heritage Practitioners
  • Quagga Rare Books & Art
  • Association for Southern African Professional Archaeologists (ASAPA)
  • Treasure Karoo Action Group (TKAG)
  • Provincial Heritage Resources Authority Gauteng (PHRAG)
  • Mandela Bay Heritage Trust (MBHT)
  • Ceres Rail Company
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